Orange County Noir (Akashic Noir)

EDITED BY GARY PHILLIPS

ALSO IN THE AKASHIC NOIR SERIES:

Baltimore Noir, edited by Laura Lippman

Boston Noir, edited by Dennis Lehane

Bronx Noir, edited by S.J. Rozan

Brooklyn Noir, edited by Tim McLoughlin

Brooklyn Noir2: The Classics, edited by Tim McLoughlin

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth

edited by Tim McLoughlin &Thomas Adcock

Chicago Noir, edited by Neal Pollack

D. C. Noir, edited by George Pelecanos

D.C. Noir2: The Classics, edited by George Pelecanos

Delhi Noir (India), edited by Hirsh Sawhney

Detroit Noir, edited by E.J. Olsen & John C. Hocking

Dublin Noir (Ireland), edited by Ken Bruen

Havana Noir (Cuba), edited by Achy Obejas

IstanbulNoir (Turkey), edited by Mustafa Ziyalan & Amy Spangler

Las VegasNoir, edited by Jarret Keene &Todd James Pierce

London Noir (England), edited by Cathi Unsworth

LosAngeles Noir, edited by Denise Hamilton

LosAngeles Noir2: The Classics, edited by Denise Hamilton

Manhattan Noir, edited by Lawrence Block

Manhattan Noir2: The Classics, edited by Lawrence Block

Mexico City Noir (Mexico), edited by Paco I. Taibo II

Miami Noir, edited by Les Standiford

New Orleans Noir, edited by Julie Smith

Paris Noir (France), edited by Aurelien Masson

Phoenix Noir, edited by Patrick Millikin

Portland Noir, edited by Kevin Sampsell

Queens Noir, edited by Robert Knightly

Richmond Noir, edited by edited by Andrew Blossom,

Brian Castleberry &Tom De Haven

Rome Noir (Italy), edited by Chiara Stangalino & Maxim Jakubowski

San Francisco Noir, edited by Peter Maravelis

San Francisco Noir2: The Classics, edited by Peter Maravelis

Seattle Noir, edited by Curt Colbert

Toronto Noir (Canada), edited by Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore

Trinidad Noir, Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason

Twin Cities Noir, edited by Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz

Wall Street Noir, edited by Peter Spiegelman

FORTHCOMING:

Barcelona Noir (Spain), edited by Adriana Lopez & Carmen Ospina

Copenhagen Noir (Denmark), edited by Bo Tao Michaelis

Haiti Noir, edited by Edwidge Danticat

Indian Country Noir, edited by Liz Martinez & Sarah Cortez

Lagos Noir (Nigeria), edited by Chris Abani

Lone Star Noir, edited by Bobby Byrd & John Byrd

Moscow Noir (Russia), edited by Natalia Smirnova & Julia Goumen

Mumbai Noir (India), edited by Altaf Tyrewala

Philadelphia Noir, edited by Carlin Romano

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Foreword by T. Jefferson Parker

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Introduction

PART I: ONLY THE LONELY

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SUSAN STRAIGHT Santa Ana Narrows

Bee Canyon

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ROBERT S. LEVINSON San Juan Capistrano

Down in Capistrano

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ROB ROBERGE Tustin

Diverters

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NATHAN WALPOW Seal Beach

A Good Day's Work

PART II: EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE

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BARBARA DEMARCO-BARRETT Costa Mesa

Crazy for You